THE PARIS REVIEW (MARCH 18, 2025): The Spring 2025 issue features
Literature: The Paris Review – Spring 2025
The New York Times – Tuesday, March 18, 2025
DOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety Experts
Firings and buyouts hit the top-secret National Nuclear Security Administration amid a major effort to upgrade America’s nuclear arsenal. Critics say it shows the consequences of heedlessly cutting the federal work force.
Justice Department Stonewalls Federal Judge Over Deportation Flights
The Trump administration tried to have the hearing canceled and sought to remove the judge overseeing it, as White House officials took a confrontational stance.
Israel’s Newest Army Recruits: the Ultra-Orthodox
Israel’s Newest Army Recruits: the Ultra-Orthodox
Nary a Critical Word: Bill Gates’s Close Bond With Narendra Modi
The relationship between the billionaire philanthropist and the Indian leader helps both men meet their missions. But it also papers over the erosion of rights under Mr. Modi.
The New Republic Magazine – April 2025
THE NEW REPUBLIC MAGAZINE (March 17, 2025): The April 2025 issue features ‘Democrats must become the Workers Party Again’
Democrats, This Is the Worst Possible Time for a Civil War
The party’s base is right to be angry at Chuck Schumer, but the country’s fate hinges on the fight against Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Michael Tomasky
Is the American Electric Car Already Dead?
Trump is cutting power to the EV industry. It’s unclear if it can recover.
Trump Is Fighting His Court Losses With a Surprising Legal Tactic
Legal skirmishes between the administration and lower court judges have highlighted the way the federal court system itself has become a thorn in the president’s side.
The New Yorker Magazine – March 24, 2025 Preview
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE (March 17, 2025): Amy Sherald’s “Miss Everything (Unsuppressed Deliverance)” – The artist adds some whimsy to her thought-provoking techniques.
The Battle for the Bros
Young men have gone MAGA. Can the left win them back? By Andrew Marantz
How an American Radical Reinvented Back-Yard Gardening
Ruth Stout didn’t plow, dig, water, or weed—and now her “no-work” method is everywhere. But her secrets went beyond the garden plot. By Jill Lepore
Graydon Carter’s Wild Ride Through a Golden Age of Magazines
The former Vanity Fair editor recalls a time when the expense accounts were limitless, the photo shoots were lavish, and the stakes seemed high. What else has been lost? By Nathan Heller
The New York Times – Monday, March 17, 2025
How Ukraine’s Offensive in Russia’s Kursk Region Unraveled
At the height of the campaign, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square miles of Russian territory. Now they hold just a small sliver of land along the border.
One Devastating Storm System: What to Know About the Havoc
The tornadoes, dust storms and wind-fanned wildfires have led to at least 40 deaths across the United States this past week.
It Fought to Save the Whales. Can Greenpeace Save Itself?
The storied group has a remarkable history of daring protests and high-profile blunders. It faces a reckoning in North Dakota.
Fear of Trump’s Tariffs Ripples Through France’s Champagne Region
Merchants worried that a trade war could wreak financial havoc in a region that has a robust business exporting the world’s finest bubbly to the United States.
Sunday Morning: Stories And News From London, Oslo And Marbella
MONOCLE RADIO (March 16, 2025): Emma Nelson is joined by Nina dos Santos and David Bodanis to break down the week’s biggest stories. Plus: Iona Craig on US airstrikes in Yemen, Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins from Marbella and Monocle’s Oslo correspondent, Lars Bevanger, brings the latest from the region.
The New York Times – Sunday, March 16, 2025
How New York’s Mayor Wooed Donald Trump
Mayor Eric Adams’s charm campaign involved phone calls to the Trumps and a meeting with Steve Bannon. Mr. Trump showed sympathy for the mayor, as his administration moved to drop charges against Mr. Adams.
Why China Is Worried About Trump’s Tariffs on Mexico
China’s exports to developing markets have soared, opening indirect routes to the U.S. market that officials in Beijing worry may be closed under pressure from President Trump.
Why Maids Keep Dying in Saudi Arabia
East African leaders and Saudi royals are among those profiting off a lucrative, deadly trade in domestic workers.
Young Democrats’ Anger Boils Over as Schumer Retreats on Shutdown
A generational divide, seen in newer lawmakers’ impatience with bipartisanship and for colleagues who don’t understand new media, has emerged as one of the deepest rifts within the party.
The New Criterion ——- April 2025 Preview
THE NEW CRITERION (March 15, 2025): The April issue features
The hard Frost by Brenda Wineapple
Vicar’s vision by Micah Mattix
Ambassador of dreams by Gary Saul Morson
The lush fields of allusion by Rachel Hadas
Ezra Pound & the mystery of the calling cards by William Logan
The New York Times Magazine – March 16, 2025
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (March 15, 2025): The 3.16.25 Issue features Extreme Voyages Issue, Evgenia Abrugaeva on the Ice Age bone hunters of Siberia; J Wortham on a 10-day crash course for surviving the Apocalypse; Doug Bock Clark on adventure racing through a hurricane; Sam Anderson on following the path of The Old Leatherman; Sara Benincasa on a trip to the grocery store as an agoraphobe; and more.
Diving With Siberian Bone Hunters
A search for the fossils of long-extinct creatures, hidden in Russia’s frigid waters.
How Generative A.I. Complements the MAGA Style
Online Trump supporters have embraced a unique form of irony that is hard to parse — and easy to deploy with new technologies. By Dan Brooks
The Old Idea That Could Give New Life to Progressive Politics
During the first Trump era, the resistance engaged in soaring rhetoric about unity — then fell apart. Will this time be different?By Parul Sehgal
The New York Times – Saturday, March 15, 2025
The Senate votes to avert a shutdown after Schumer relents.
After days of Democratic agonizing, the Senate voted to keep federal funds flowing through Sept. 30 just hours before a midnight deadline.
Putin Demands Ukrainian Troops in Kursk Region of Russia Surrender
Talks in Moscow with a U.S. special envoy indicated that Russia was keen to keep negotiating with the United States over Ukraine.
The Blood Moon Rises: A Total Lunar Eclipse
The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years lit up the sky last night as humanity, forever fascinated with the Earth’s only natural satellite, watched.
‘You’re Tough’: How Mexico’s President Won Trump’s Praise
A scientist and leftist with limited foreign policy experience, Claudia Sheinbaum seems to have connected with President Trump with her calm demeanor and toughness on the border.
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